{"id":1838137,"date":"2023-02-07T10:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1838137"},"modified":"2023-02-07T10:27:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:27:35","slug":"suns-considering-kevin-durant-after-nets-trade-kyrie-irving-to-mavericks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suns-considering-kevin-durant-after-nets-trade-kyrie-irving-to-mavericks\/","title":{"rendered":"Suns Considering Kevin Durant After Nets Trade Kyrie Irving to Mavericks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuns-considering-kevin-durant-after-nets-trade-kyrie-irving-to-mavericks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1838137&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><br \/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Nets may not be finished yet.<\/p>\n<p>Many people wondered what Kevin Durant would do after the trade of Kyrie Irving, a highly talented and controversial figure.<\/p>\n<p>Irving asked for a trade just two days after he requested one. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/02\/05\/kyrie-irving-traded-to-mavericks-to-end-wild-nets-saga\/\">It was concluded Sunday afternoon<\/a> To the Mavericks in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney Smith and draft picks, which include an unprotected 2029 First-rounder. <\/p>\n<p>With teams around the league waiting to see the Nets\u2019 next move, Bleacher Report and TNT\u2019s Chris Haynes reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisBHaynes\/status\/1622333476937809921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Suns are \u201cprepared to pursue\u201d<\/a> Durant should he be made available ahead of Thursday\u2019s 3 p.m. NBA trade deadline. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1455618175-e1675633774176.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25639627\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25639627\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1455618175-e1675633774176.jpg\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving (11) was traded by the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, Feb. 5, leaving Kevin Durant&#039;s future with the team in question.\" class=\"wp-image-25639627\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Kyrie Irving (11) was traded by the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, Feb. 5, leaving Kevin Durant\u2019s future with the team in question. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1439915676-e1675634113928.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25639661\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25639661\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1439915676-e1675634113928.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mikal Bridges (25) and DeAndre Ayton would likely be the centerpiece of a deal between the Nets and Suns involving Kevin Durant.\" class=\"wp-image-25639661\" \/><\/a><figcaption>DeAndreAyton and Mikal bridges would likely be the mainstay of any deal between the Nets or Suns that involves Kevin Durant. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mitchell Leff\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 2022 NBA offseason, and inactivity, was largely due to ahref=&#8221;https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/30\/kevin-durants-trade-request-is-an-unmitigated-nets-disaster\/&#8221;>Durant\u2019s Previous trade request shortly before beginning<\/a> The last summer of free agency. It was the end of a disappointing Nets season that saw them become the only team to win the playoffs. It was also the first of Durant\u2019s four-year, $194 million contract extension <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/11\/kevin-durant-got-paid-millions-from-nets-day-after-trade-request\/\">Signed the previous summer<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>At the time, the Suns were on Durant\u2019s list of preferred destinations, along with the Heat, and later, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/10\/kevin-durant-sees-celtics-as-desirable-trade-spot\/\">The Celtics<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/06.BP_LCF.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25643008\"><\/p>\n<p><\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25643008\" width=\"916\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/06.BP_LCF.jpg?w=916\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25643008\" 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360&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/06.BP_LCF.jpg?resize=52, 58&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 52w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/06.BP_LCF.jpg?resize=150, 168&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/06.BP_LCF.jpg?resize=45, 50&#038;quality=75&#038;strip=all 45w\" \/><\/a><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NY Post Illustration<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A deal like this would probably involve the reportedly ahref=&#8221;https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/09\/27\/deandre-ayton-monty-williams-didnt-speak-during-offseason\/&#8221;>long-unhappy DeAndre Ayton<\/a>Ayton, who is currently on the first year of a four-year contract and is making around $31 million this fiscal year, or Mikal bridges, who is also signed through 2026. Ayton and Bridges were the mainstays of the Durant trade package that was proposed this summer.https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/03\/nets-are-patient-to-find-premium-return-for-kevin-durant\/&#8221;>according Multiple reports<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Suns were at 29-26, and in fifth place in Western Conference. They had won eight of the last 10 games after losing to 21-24 Jan. 16. The Nets are fourth in Eastern Conference and at 32-20. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/23\/nets-waiting-for-two-week-injury-update-from-kevin-durant\/\">We are eagerly awaiting Durant&#8217;s return<\/a>The following was the Jan. 8th case of a MCL sprain. <\/p>\n<p>Unless, of course, he\u2019s traded. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nets may not be finished yet. Many people wondered what Kevin Durant would do after the trade of Kyrie Irving, a highly talented and controversial figure. Irving asked for a trade just two days after he requested one. 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